Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2010-01-04 Thread Mike
Doug,

I didn't see the start of this thread, so I'm not sure what you're 
seeking, but have a look at K3_EZ at:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~n2bc/SW.htm

All sorts of things you can set with it, including the equalizeers.

73, Mike NF4L

GM0ELP wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> Yes, I would also like to see firmware RX EQ by mode, but I've been told
> it's a long way down the Elecraft to-do list due to complexity. However a
> software approach opens new possibilities limited only by the CAT port
> speed.
>
> By AF I mean the 50,100,200,400,800,1600,2400,3200Hz bands in the RX EQ
> menu. I would like software to remove the manual drudgery  (speed up
> operation) of me having to manipulate an 8 band graphic equaliser for common
> AF responses i.e. peak and notch check boxes and a sliders for width, ref
> level, magnitude and frequency.
>
> I suppose the usefulness of any such software calls into question the
> usefulness of the RX Equaliser in general.
>
> Doug
>   


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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2010-01-04 Thread GM0ELP

Hi Paul,
The rest of my post gave reasons why K3-EZ isn't the right solution for me, 
but thanks for the suggestion. In reading the content of the K3-EZ link you 
gave, it says that K3-EZ doesn't work with LP-Bridge. This is also a bit of a 
show stopper for me as my logging and pan adapter software are normally running 
on my PC.

Doug
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  To: GM0ELP 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:26 PM
  Subject: Re: K3 RX Equaliser SW App?


  I use K3-EZ to do this sort of thing: 

  http://home.roadrunner.com/~n2bc/SW.htm

  73, 
  Paul WW2PT 



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Hi All, 
Does anyone know of a software application for controlling the K3 rx 
equaliser to specifically create easily adjustable audio filtering toys? 



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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2010-01-04 Thread GM0ELP


Hi Paul,

Yes, I would also like to see firmware RX EQ by mode, but I've been told
it's a long way down the Elecraft to-do list due to complexity. However a
software approach opens new possibilities limited only by the CAT port
speed.

By AF I mean the 50,100,200,400,800,1600,2400,3200Hz bands in the RX EQ
menu. I would like software to remove the manual drudgery  (speed up
operation) of me having to manipulate an 8 band graphic equaliser for common
AF responses i.e. peak and notch check boxes and a sliders for width, ref
level, magnitude and frequency.

I suppose the usefulness of any such software calls into question the
usefulness of the RX Equaliser in general.

Doug
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2010-01-04 Thread GM0ELP

Hi Paul,

The bandwidth and Notch should be done at the IF stage not the AF stage, I 
think everyone knows this. There has never been a question of where it is 
better to taylor response. Of course it's better to do these things at the IF 
stage.

I am suggesting a 'cumulative' IF and AF response 'combined'. I could manually 
taylor (approximate) any required AF response using CAT commands and the 
available 8 audio bands and gain/attenuation levels. Why wouldn't software be 
able to do that? It's not a question of how steep the slopes are, its a matter 
of using an AF feature in the K3 to augment the IF performance.

If there was a software tool available to approximately track AF to IF response 
would you try it? I would, and I think it is possible. Can you give me a reason 
why it isn't possible?

Doug GM0ELP


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  From: pd0psb [via Elecraft] 
  To: GM0ELP 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 7:28 PM
  Subject: Re: K3 RX Equaliser SW App?


  Hi Doug, 

  Some time ago Wayne and Lyle explained that the RX EQ is not meant as an 
extra "selectivity tool". 
  It's there to do the last tailoring of passpand response, make up for room 
acoustics or speaker/hp response. The RX EQ modifies the IF passband and is not 
a seperate post-detector AF filter. 

  Notch/HPF/LPF/etc can better (and much steeper) be done with bandwidth and 
notch controls. 

  73' 
  Paul 
  PD0PSB 




GM0ELP wrote:
Hi All, 
Does anyone know of a software application for controlling the K3 rx 
equaliser to specifically create easily adjustable audio filtering toys? 

Ideally I would like something that replaces the manual manipulation of 
individual graphic equaliser sliders with more automated/general filter 
creation controls  i.e. lpf/hpf(buttons), cuf-off freq (text entry box), 
peak/notch (buttons), magnitude and sweep (sliders). 

I don't have a specific use in mind, other than to be able to use the rx 
equaliser whilst operating. 

I have in the past created cat control sequencies for various filter 
functions and saved them individually as macros, but useabilty was poor. 

Any ideas/suggestions welcome. 



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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2009-12-30 Thread Julian, G4ILO



GM0ELP wrote:
> 
> Hi Paul,
> The rest of my post gave reasons why K3-EZ isn't the right solution
> for me, but thanks for the suggestion. In reading the content of the K3-EZ
> link you gave, it says that K3-EZ doesn't work with LP-Bridge. This is
> also a bit of a show stopper for me as my logging and pan adapter software
> are normally running on my PC.
> 
The reason for that Doug is that K3_EZ does its stuff by manipulating the K3
menus by software. That is the only way to read or change the EQ settings at
the moment and that is not a good thing to be doing while logging,
panadapter and other software is running due to a potential conflict with
the up / down commands used to change the menu settings.

So the short answer to your original question is no, such an application
does not exist because the K3 does not support a way to get / set the EQ
settings that can safely be used during normal operation.

-
Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
* G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com
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* KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html

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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2009-12-29 Thread lyle johnson
> There only is no seperate AF EQ in the K3.
> The RX EQ is directly modifying the IF response, in other words RX EQ acts
> directly at the DSP IF filter stage, that is the way Lyle designed it. The
> data of both IF slope and RX EQ are combined to a single IF passband
> calculation. In that sense the RX EQ is no "extra filter"...

Almost.

The RxEQ is applied to the *AF* filter, which also implements low pass, 
manuall noth, etc.  The SHIFT and WIDTH controls apply to both an IF and an AF 
filter.

Thus, the RxEQ is not an additional filter cascaded with other audio filters, 
but is part of the description of the desired filter being fed to the filter 
design routine in the DSP firmware running in the K3.

73,

Lyle KK7P/7 (Arizona)
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2009-12-29 Thread Paul - WW2PT

I use K3-EZ to do this sort of thing:

http://home.roadrunner.com/~n2bc/SW.htm

73,
Paul WW2PT



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> Hi All, 
> Does anyone know of a software application for controlling the K3 rx
> equaliser to specifically create easily adjustable audio filtering toys? 
> 

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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2009-12-29 Thread pd0psb

Hi Doug,

I never say something can't be done ;-)

There only is no seperate AF EQ in the K3.
The RX EQ is directly modifying the IF response, in other words RX EQ acts
directly at the DSP IF filter stage, that is the way Lyle designed it. The
data of both IF slope and RX EQ are combined to a single IF passband
calculation. In that sense the RX EQ is no "extra filter"...

So f.i., if you design a certain steep HPF with the RX EQ you are in fact
doing exactly the same thing as turning down the low flank in IF. I think
that's why Lyle&wayne advised not to use the RX EQ for such goals.

It would be nice though to have a "library" of EQ settings, but I personally
would prefer that in the K3 itself (EQ per mode, bypass on/off switch, EQ
preset memory)

73'
Paul
PD0PSB












GM0ELP wrote:
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> The bandwidth and Notch should be done at the IF stage not the AF stage, I
> think everyone knows this. There has never been a question of where it is
> better to taylor response. Of course it's better to do these things at the
> IF stage.
> 
> I am suggesting a 'cumulative' IF and AF response 'combined'. I could
> manually taylor (approximate) any required AF response using CAT commands
> and the available 8 audio bands and gain/attenuation levels. Why wouldn't
> software be able to do that? It's not a question of how steep the slopes
> are, its a matter of using an AF feature in the K3 to augment the IF
> performance.
> 
> If there was a software tool available to approximately track AF to IF
> response would you try it? I would, and I think it is possible. Can you
> give me a reason why it isn't possible?
> 
> Doug GM0ELP
> 
> 
>   - Original Message - 
>   From: pd0psb [via Elecraft] 
>   To: GM0ELP 
>   Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 7:28 PM
>   Subject: Re: K3 RX Equaliser SW App?
> 
> 
>   Hi Doug, 
> 
>   Some time ago Wayne and Lyle explained that the RX EQ is not meant as an
> extra "selectivity tool". 
>   It's there to do the last tailoring of passpand response, make up for
> room acoustics or speaker/hp response. The RX EQ modifies the IF passband
> and is not a seperate post-detector AF filter. 
> 
>   Notch/HPF/LPF/etc can better (and much steeper) be done with bandwidth
> and notch controls. 
> 
>   73' 
>   Paul 
>   PD0PSB 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> GM0ELP wrote:
> Hi All, 
> Does anyone know of a software application for controlling the K3 rx
> equaliser to specifically create easily adjustable audio filtering toys? 
> 
> Ideally I would like something that replaces the manual manipulation
> of individual graphic equaliser sliders with more automated/general filter
> creation controls  i.e. lpf/hpf(buttons), cuf-off freq (text entry box),
> peak/notch (buttons), magnitude and sweep (sliders). 
> 
> I don't have a specific use in mind, other than to be able to use the
> rx equaliser whilst operating. 
> 
> I have in the past created cat control sequencies for various filter
> functions and saved them individually as macros, but useabilty was poor. 
> 
> Any ideas/suggestions welcome. 
> 
> 
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Re: [Elecraft] [K3] K3 RX Equaliser SW App?

2009-12-29 Thread pd0psb

Hi Doug,

Some time ago Wayne and Lyle explained that the RX EQ is not meant as an
extra "selectivity tool".
It's there to do the last tailoring of passpand response, make up for room
acoustics or speaker/hp response. The RX EQ modifies the IF passband and is
not a seperate post-detector AF filter.

Notch/HPF/LPF/etc can better (and much steeper) be done with bandwidth and
notch controls.

73'
Paul
PD0PSB




GM0ELP wrote:
> 
> Hi All, 
> Does anyone know of a software application for controlling the K3 rx
> equaliser to specifically create easily adjustable audio filtering toys? 
> 
> Ideally I would like something that replaces the manual manipulation of
> individual graphic equaliser sliders with more automated/general filter
> creation controls  i.e. lpf/hpf(buttons), cuf-off freq (text entry box),
> peak/notch (buttons), magnitude and sweep (sliders). 
> 
> I don't have a specific use in mind, other than to be able to use the rx
> equaliser whilst operating. 
> 
> I have in the past created cat control sequencies for various filter
> functions and saved them individually as macros, but useabilty was poor. 
> 
> Any ideas/suggestions welcome.
> 

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